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As the continent continues to urbanize, there is an increasing need for affordable housing. Kenya alone, which is East Africa’s biggest economy, has a housing shortfall of approximately 2 million units. The shortfall in the continent is at 51 million units. While the government is doing a lot to ch

Not many communities in rural Africa enjoy a supply of water to their homes. It is common to find people in rural areas trekking large distances to fetch water from the available water bodies. Reasons for the inability to access water conveniently include lack of proper infrastructure, limited acces

Uganda exports its coffee thanks to its 1.7 million smallholder farmers. The country is now the largest exporter of coffee in Africa and also ranks eighth in the world. In the last 20 years, the coffee export business has accounted for 20% to 30% of the country’s foreign exchange earnings. This k

South Africa is the top country to launch your start-up compared to Kenya, Ghana, and Nigeria; all which make up the largest recipients of start-up funding in Africa. According to an African start-up competition survey by Timon Capital which analyzed 50 start-ups in the named countries, a start-up

In the near future, the GDP of countries will not be solely based on economic performance. The state of health of its citizens will also be a major determining factor of a country’s well-being and this will be dictated by the country’s level of carbon emissions. This is following the recent move

Africa’s capital markets are lucrative, thanks to the continent’s growing economies and a rise in the middle-class population. The markets are however, not without their challenges and complexities. Fortunately, the Standard Bank is here to close that gap. The bank boasts of having deep knowledge of

Over the past decade, Africa has risen to follow in the footsteps of fixed satellite companies in the West. Satellite markets in the continent have seen significant development. The African space economy is now worth $7 billion and will grow at a rate of 7.3% to reach $10 billion by 2024. Operator

Sherbro Alliance Partners, a company which renowned actor and singer Idris Elba co-owns with Siaka Stevens, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding between with the government of Sierra Leone to develop the Sherbro Island into an economic powerhouse. In a move to give back to his father's home

The newly established African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) is on record the biggest regional economic integration formed in Africa. It is the largest single market for goods and services which also encourages free movement of people and investment in the member countries. The agreeme

Earlier in August, the border between Nigeria and Benin was closed as part of a Nigerian border crackdown on smuggling from Benin. The border closure was part of Nigeria’s plan to spur the development of local industries by halting the importation of prohibited goods. Smuggled rice from Asia is a

Due to the rapid rise in urbanization in Africa; floods, dirty water, garbage, impassable roads, and overpopulation is now becoming the norm in cities. Senegal’s Diamniandio Lake City is one such city. Thanks to AI, however, the city wants to test a new way to turn into a smart city, so that it c

The Zero carbon irrigation partnership by Water Powered Technologies Ltd, a water pump manufacturer in the UK, and Seedlink; a farm commodity aggregator is good news for farmers. The irrigation technology from the UK company uses the flowing power of water to pump water to farms. Farmers can therefo

‘Africa has everything, and we only need to unite and become our own advocates to realize its limitless potential. Tourism has the power to benefit individuals by putting money directly into their pockets.’ These were just some of the inspiring and eye-opening discussions that took place at the A

Private investors are seeking more funding to back African-based businesses. In the first half of 2019 alone, private equity firms focused on Africa reached a sum of $1.7 billion in investment funds. This new wave of investment in 2019 is expected to surpass the combined figures for the last 2 ye

The use of cryptocurrency is on the rise in Africa. This is mainly because there exists no stringent regulations against it, the general inefficiency of the banking sector, and the increased adoption of mobile transactions. People want to keep their money where it feels safe, to access it with ease

The level of development in any economic sector is as good as the degree of accuracy and timeliness of the data available to it. Inadequate data happens to be the biggest impediment to investment in Africa. While technology, especially the use of cell phones has made it easy to aggregate news in rea

Unknown to many investors and executives globally, Africa is digitizing rapidly. A while ago, many questioned the continent’s internet and mobile connectivity but that is not the case today. Africa has become the hub of digital technologies seeking to provide all kinds of solutions from agricultu

The Senegalese government has set aside $93.3 million to pour into rural entrepreneurship in a bid to curb poverty and underemployment. The country has suffered the result of rural youths leaving the country in droves in search of opportunities abroad; a move which she considers deadly due to the

The ‘Business of Death’, is the name given to the lucrative counterfeit drug business in Africa. The business is a major contributor to the loss of tens of dollars and more than 200,000 lives each year. The pharmaceutical market in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa is worth $1.2 billion annually

Since the launch of Rwanda Day in 2010, the country has seen increased involvement of the diaspora in its country’s economic and social development. There has also been a significant increase in remittances. The event provides a rare avenue for citizens abroad to meet with policy makers, leaders

Did you know that more than 50% of the food produced in the continent goes to waste yet millions of people stay hungry? According to a report by the UN, the amount of food wasted in the continent is enough to feed more than 300 million people. One major cause for such high levels of waste is lack of

Do you know the African narrative well? We have great talent in the continent in almost all fields but there is hardly enough information to make this known. Sometimes we tend to know more about trends in other continents than we do our own. The result of letting others tell our stories has been

Morocco’s tourism sector is booming, contributing to 11% of the country’s GDP. According to Adil El Fakir, the director of the Moroccan National Tourist Office, more than 12 million tourists visited Morocco in 2018. Top among its attractions is the glamorous city of Marrakech which received 2.4 m

While the desire to invest and enterprise exists, there are several challenges that make it difficult for Africans in the diaspora to execute on said desires. These challenges include the existence of restrictive rules and regulations, lack of information and guidance, skill-gap, and trusted pro

Regional integration and technical innovation are the secret behind Africa’s economic victory according to the African Development Bank (AfDB) report. The continent’s economic growth is expected to reach 4.1% compared to 3.5% last year and only 2.1% in 2016. With technology solutions now available

The agricultural sector is at the heart of many African economies. It contributes over 20% of GDP in the continent and is a source of employment for over half of Africa’s population. Agricultural production has been on the rise in the continent, growing three times over the last two decade. Even

The Mediterranean Business Angel Investment Network (MED Angels) is the newly formed network of angel investors. It aims to link investor groups in the 21 countries of the Mediterranean Sea, some of which are in North Africa. The network will remove trade and investment barriers and is expected to

While China and India may be trade powers, African countries like Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire have been growing steadily and have eventually cemented their place as the top trading hubs in East and West Africa. Factors that have contributed to this outcome include massive infrastructural investments, e

If the recent report by the African Development Bank is anything to go by, Africans are not grappling with unemployment. The problem is underemployment. 70% of Africans are based in the rural areas and they work on family farms to earn a living. With an under-developed Agri-processing sector and lac